Upper Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

677

Total Population

42.3

Median age

50.96%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

90.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Upper Mahanoy township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Upper Mahanoy township is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Upper Mahanoy township's population under 18 was 29.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Upper Mahanoy township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Upper Mahanoy township, 26.00% were under the age of 15, 13.29% aged 15 to 29, 39.14% aged 30 to 64, 18.76% aged 65 to 84, and 2.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Upper Mahanoy township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.96% females and 49.04% males in Upper Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania.
The Upper Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 41.

Upper Mahanoy township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Upper Mahanoy township population: 99.56% are White, 0.15% are some other race and 0.30% are multiracial.
Upper Mahanoy township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 676 (99.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Upper Mahanoy township is White with a population of 674 (99.56% of the total population).

Upper Mahanoy township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 795 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Upper Mahanoy township's population increased by 196 (32.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Upper Mahanoy township's population decreased by 146 (18.39%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Upper Mahanoy township's population was lowest in year 2001 at 595.